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>> wahoo! >> i wish it were monday. >> monday?! [ laughter ] fog outsides now. drizzle at the coastline with temperatures very mild. check it out in san jose it is 66 degrees! we are going to have that all important weekend forecast coming up. >> looking forward to that, lawrence. meanwhile, as we are heading for the golden gate bridge, it's a little bill foggy this morning. so visibility is an issue for the golden gate. patchy fog affecting visibility for 280 and the peninsula. i'll have more traffic in a few minutes. >> it's friday. that's got clear up. >> it leads into to. >> thank you. some developing news now out of egypt overnight. the country is bracing for more violence today after this week's deadly clashes between riot police and supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi. the "muslim brotherhood" is calling for nationwide marches. as jericka duncan reports, it's being called a day of rage. >> reporter: the potential for violence and more deaths is high today in egypt as both
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sides have called for demonstrations after friday's prayer. egypt's government has authorized the use of deadly force against protestors who target police or government buildings. the death toll from wednesday's clashes has officially surpassed 600 and it continues to rise. >> my brother's number here at this makeshift morgue is 261. i know at least there's 261 bodies here. >> reporter: there's concern among many in the world that the violence in egypt will spread. the u.n. security council met here in new york last night and was briefed behind closed doors. >> there was a common desire underneath to stop violence and to advance national reconciliation. >> reporter: president obama condemned the government's decision to crackdown on protestors and he announced the u.s. would cancel biannual military exercises with egypt that date back to 1981.
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>> our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets and rights are being rolled back. >> reporter: one thing the u.s. will not do right now is cut off the $1.3 billion in aid to egypt, most of which goes to the military. jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. >> egypt's government said president obama's position is not based on facts and it empowers violent militant groups which can cause more instability. more than 100 egyptian americans gathered in santa clara last night to honor those killed in their homeland. they held candles at stevens creek and winchester boulevard. >> this isn't just about egyptians. it's not just about, you know, i have an egyptian teen, people from my own home country or nationality die. just a human being, a human life. that's why we're here. >> many of the attendees wore white as a symbol of peace and harmony.
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it is 4:32 now. in order for the new bay bridge to open in less than three weeks, the bridge must be closed for five days. traffic in both directions shut down starting 8 p.m. wednesday august 28 and reopen with traffic on the new eastern span at 5 a.m. tuesday september 3rd. kpix 5's sue kwon shows us what it will take to get the traffic off the old span and on to the new. reporter: steel shims are made and on site ready to be installed around 32 broken bolts. the temporary fix is expected to be relatively quick possibly done in a day. near the toll plaza westbound lanes will be created for the new bridge approach and interstate 80 will be connected to the new span. near yerba buena island workers will pave and stripe to guide
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drivers. >> the existing bridge is the one folks ought to be worried about. >> reporter: $5 billion over budget and 10 years later than planned, in the home stretch with one more period of waiting. here's what drivers think. >> i think it's cool. look at it. it's a huge project. it's got all these challenging elements to it. it's a structural engineering marvel. >> the whole bridge is going to shut down for five days so they can get the eastern span all up and running. how are you going to deal with that? >> i'm okay with it. i'm okay with it. five days, though? that's tough. >> reporter: sue kwon, kpix 5. >> and the bridge will open with just a simple chain- cutting ceremony. the fanfare and fireworks will be saved for a later date next year. bart plans to offer limited round the clock service from wednesday august 28 through labor day morning to help with the flow and the next few days bart will announce more details including which stations will be open 24 hours. the golden gate ferry and the san francisco bay ferry are
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both add services, as well. right now, the connector ramp from southbound 680 to northbound 101 in san jose is back open after police investigated a car crash overnight. it happened shortedly before 9 p.m. as officers approached the car, the driver exited the vehicle and took off running eventually jumping off the railing of southbound 280. the man sustained major injuries and was taken to the hospital to be treated. the ramp was reopened about 30 minutes ago. two men who gang-raped a girl outside a richmond high school homecoming dance are going to prison. 22-year-old jose montano got slammed with the maximum sentence of 33 years to life. the judge said if she could, she would sentence him to more years. 20-year-old marcelles peter got a sentence of 29 years to life. neither man showed emotion. montano apologized in court. but the judge had a blunt reply. >> no way i can undo what's been done. all i can do is just apologize
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for any of my actions. >> both of you asked me to give you a second chance. mr. peter, mr. montano, jane doe does not get a second chance. >> the judge says she is beyond shocked by what the defendants did to the 16-year-old girl in 2009. both men will be about 50 when they're eligible for parole. students at sonoma state university are starting a new semester but perhaps without the party atmosphere of the past. as linda yee reports, the city of rohnert park has a new emergency ordinance aimed at keeping the "fun" in check. reporter: at this latest party a student was arrested for public drunkenness. passout parties were crowded and noisy with 400 students. >> when the patrol cars roll up you could hear the music before you would hear the party. >> reporter: the music kept residents up all night. >> look at the last five years
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at 200 calls a month. >> reporter: city leaders justify the new punishment. a 120-day ban from parties for noise violators because they say the parties were out of control. >> hanging on the chandeliers. they were doing all kinds of crazy things in the house. and in the morning when we woke up and went outside, there would be beer bottles, beer cans in people's mailboxes, behin tires. people were throwing up everywhere and garbage everywhere. >> reporter: each house will get one party a semester and students say that's excessive. >> i think it's a little overboard -- actually, a lot overboard. >> reporter: you like to party? >> i i like to have a good time. >> reporter: the penalty also includes a scarlet letter of sorts for the party offenders. not only are the noise violators banned from having another party in the next 120 days, they also have to post a public nuisance sign on their window and if a cop drives by
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and this isn't visible, they are fined another $100. it's a sign already seen in several party houses. in rohnert park, linda yee, kpix 5. >> and that fine could go up to as much as $1,000 for people who violate that party ban. time now 4:38. let's check the weather. everyone wants to know what's the weekend going to be like? >> speaking of party, it's friday! >> yes. >> we are ready to go. people clapping throughout the studio, like that early on this morning. hey, we have a lot of sunshine coming our way but we have to get through the clouds again this morning. ally thick approaching the coastline and these temperatures are mild and muggy. a little thick fog approaching the coast. 64 in concord and 62 in oakland. looks like the low clouds and fog and a few high clouds drifting across our skies a little southerly surge and humidity, as well. by the afternoon muggy. you will see some 80s and low 90s well inland. 70s a few 80s around the bay. some 60s out toward the coastline. more on the weekend forecast coming up.
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right now let's check the roads with liza battalones. >> we have an accident to start off this morning's commute, lawrence, good morning, everybody. this problem cropped up overnight. it's still in the clearing stages eastbound 580 approaching north livermore avenue. we can see all the green there. still early no traffic delays for both directions of 580 between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange. now, our first bart trains are out of the yard on time. no delays for muni, caltrain or ace. over at the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights are still off and it is wide open. you would expect that at 4:30. enjoy the light traffic while it lasts. i'll have more traffic in a few minutes. the family of the man hit and killed by a san francisco cyclist wants him to get a second chance. chris bucchere was sentenced for felony vehicular manslaughter in the death of a 71-year-old man last march but instead of jail time, bucchere will have to complete 1,000 hours of community service. the victim's son wants it to be
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spent helping the elderly. >> to people with traumatic head injuries because that's something my father would have had if he survived. the type of person my father warnings he always taught me to give people -- the type of person my father was, he always taught me to give people a second chance no matter what happens. >> bucchere must also serve three years' probation. after 6 months the conviction could be reduced to a misdemeanor. state regulators say the sutter county jail is one inch too close to a building next door. it will cost more than $429,000 to widen the gap now. if the board of supervisors doesn't pay for the fix, the county will lose $10 million of state funding it needs to add beds to the jail. time now 4:40. unlikely support from a former first daughter who wants to see hillary clinton on the next presidential ticket. why barbara bush wants to see her run again. >> bringing down the tallest building for one bay area university. the scientific reason it will be reduced to rubble. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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as a six point eight earthq hit just south of the country's capital. pool water sloshedk and forth and homes were
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office workers in new zealand held on to their desks this morning as a 6.8 earthquake hit south of the country's capital. water sloshing back and forth, homes were damaged, several strong aftershocks too followed that initial quake. still too early to assess the impact of the quake. air and rail service are on hold while authorities check for damage in new zealand. the best show in the bay area this weekend will likely take just 12 seconds. kpix 5 reporter ryan takeo tells us that's how long it will take to implode an east bay landmark. >> every time i wake up in the morning i look out there and i can see that building. but it's not going to be there anymore. reporter: a view like this makes cal state east bay's warren hall seem small. >> people have described it as an icon for the city of hayward. >> reporter: lee baker lives three miles from campus. >> and i want to find out as much as i can about earthquakes. >> about this far. >> reporter: the experts want to learn, too. that's why they're planning about 600 sensors near campus including a few at baker's house. >> i'll have a front row seat as far as information that's
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gathered. >> reporter: the 13-story building is now a shell of what it was. the landmark overlooking the east bay was the worst earthquake hazard in the cal state system. so school officials closed it because it's so close to the fault. >> the hayward fault is about 1,000 yards that direction and literally 10 to 12 seconds, that building will be a pile of rubble. >> reporter: implosions look like this one. the company behind this skyscraper destruction a few years back is the same one pushing the switch saturday. the company says the impact will be minimal. >> if it lands on this pile of concrete over here, i have more than done my job. >> for the average person, you will not feel the vibration. the monitors and the sensors that usgs are putting out, very, very civiliansive. they pick up the slightest vibrations, they are very, very sensitive. >> reporter: researchers want to learn as much as they can quick before the next big one. >> anytime we can expect a fairly large magnitude earthquake on the hayward fault. >> reporter: it's no wonder neighbors are watching closely. >> i'm not worried about it. i'm interested in it. maybe i should be more worried about it and i'll find that
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out. >> reporter: the demolition will cost $12 million. school officials maintain it's going to be cheaper to demolish and repair than to rebuild warren hall. in hayward, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> demolition crews say watching implosions is not a spectator sport. they are keeping everyone back some 1300 feet from the building. but i will guarantee you, we'll have cameras there and everyone will be watching this weekend. >> a lot of people do like watching in a. >> i was hoping they were going to blow up the old bay bridge. but they're not going to do it. >> give it a couple of weeks. >> i'm not saying anything. [ laughter ] >> that would have been a great sight! [ laughter ] around the bay area, we have patchy fog that's moved onshore. a little thick at the coastline. a little drizzle at the beaches. but yeah, the temperatures are very mild and it's muggy out there again this morning. 60s outside. this afternoon we'll still see 80s and low 90s inland. suburbs inside the bay. 70s and a few 80s. 60s with patchy fog at the
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coast. only minor changes for today. we are seeing a little southern component in the winds bringing with it humidity. but it looks like that ridge of high pressure starting to back off a little bit through the first part of the weekend as these lows begin to approach the coastline so slightly cooler on saturday. but then that low sags further to the south. winds switch directions and we may warm things back up again as we head in toward sunday. now, around the state today, you will find about 100 degrees and hot in fresno. 95 degrees in sacramento. about 81 in lake tahoe. i think as we head around the bay today we'll enjoy some sunshine and some muggy weather about 82 in san jose, 90 in morgan hill and about 63 degrees in pacifica. east bay temperatures up in the 80s and some low 90s. then as we head toward the coast it looks like those temperatures going to be fairly mild. 62 degrees in daly city. 68 in san francisco. and 74 in oakland. next couple of days, the weekend included we'll cool down slightly on saturday, warming back up on sunday. then we'll cool back down toward the middle of the week.
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let's check traffic. >> good morning. so bay area commuters are on notice. the bay bridge is scheduled to be shut down next weekend for the labor day holiday to prepare the span which is scheduled tuesday september 3. the closure begins wednesday august 28 at 8 p.m. this is leading up to labor day holiday. it will be shut down the entire wednesday, thursday, friday all weekend long and scheduled to reopen to traffic on tuesday in time for the morning commute. plan on alternates. the golden gate bridge, expect fog this morning. no traffic delays for 101 in both directions between the city and marin county. and if you are heading for the south bay anytime tonight, watch out for cyclists which will be out in force all night long. there is a san jose bike ride scheduled kind of similar to critical mass in san francisco, there will be hundreds of
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cyclists dressed up in costumes leaving the mountain view area heading through sunnyvale towards stanford university in palo alto. they will be in costumes. it will be a lot of fun for them but it may cause traffic delays as some streets are expected to be shut down in those cities. again, that's tonight san jose bike ride at 8:00 this evening. that's a look at the commute. now to michelle. a member of the bush family has some good things to say about a potential democratic presidential nominee. george w. bush's daughter barbara told "people" magazine she would like to see hillary clinton run for president again. the 31-year-old twin called clinton unbelievably accomplished while she expressed enthusiasm for her, she declined to answer whether she would vote for her. 4:48 now. investors hope the stock market will end the week on an up note after yesterday's monster drop. the slide came after disappointing reports from retail giant walmart and san jose-based cisco systems. the dow and nasdaq had their biggest one-day drop since june. meanwhile, some analysts say upbeat reports on the job
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market and inflation could increase the odds that the federal reserve will start pulling back its bond buying program. mortgage rates holding steady this week though. according to freddie mac the average rate on a 30-year fixed loan was unchanged at 4.4%. but that's still a full percentage point higher than it was back in may. with the movie about steve jobs coming out, the big question, can ashton kutcher pull it off? >> welcome to apple computer. >> the much-anticipated movie is finally hitting theaters today with kutcher in the title role as the iconic apple cofounder. the movie spans nearly the entire scope of jobs' career from a college dropout to a garage startup to the successes that changed the way the world works. you might think twice before reaching for that extra cup of coffee. >> i guess. the mayo clinic study suggests drinking four cups a day linked to higher death rates. researchers say men under 55 who drank that much a day are 56% more likely to die from any
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cause than their noncoffee drinking counterparts. and women in that age group had a twofold greater risk of dying. the coffee drinkers in the study were more likely to smoke and less likely to exercise. and researchers say the more soda a child drinks the more likely he is to become violent. the columbia study found 5-year- olds who drank four or more sodas a day were twice as likely to get into fights and attack other people. soda may also increase attention problems. time now is 4:50. a stinky problem at dodger stadium. and we're not talking about the team. why l.a. fans say it's part of their good luck charm. >> and fighting over some san francisco soccer fields. what happens today that could end 7 years of lawsuits. ,,
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stinks. and while most bay area baseball fans would ble
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looking for fun and food? the street food festival in the mission district in san francisco should be sunny and mild in the afternoon. about 69 degrees. that looks tasty. >> it surely does, lawrence! [ laughter ] >> looky what we have here at the golden gate bridge. we have the flashing lights. bridge crews are on scene getting ready for the morning commute in just a few minutes we should have four southbound lanes open for travelers leaving southern marin. i'll have the friday commute in a few minutes. >> thank you, liza. something at dodger stadium stinks and while most bay area fans would blame the l.a. team for the stench it's actually these critters a posse of skunks moving into the stadium. ushers having trying to round them up during the games but dodger fans are embracing them. they believe they are a lucky charm for the dodgers who have gone from worst to first in the n.l. west. they are hot. >> i guess it is working for them. there is a big battle over soccer fields in san francisco. kpix 5's mike sugerman explains
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the turf war that's moved from the soccer field to the courtroom. reporter: 7-nil in soccer? that's a slaughter. the same might be said of san francisco politics on the state and local level. you win seven times? unheard of. but after seven votes in favor the soccer fields at golden gate park's beach chalet still face a turf war. >> the audubon society has said that it's the equivalent of paving the area with 7 acres of asphalt. >> reporter: that doesn't very "san francisco." but city hall has been kicking around the idea of putting artificial turf in golden gate park for 7 years now. >> in a city that's lost 5,000 families over the last 10 years, we really need to make sure we are providing safe available facilities for all of our san franciscans including kids. >> reporter: no one thinks the current state of the field is any good. >> it's a horrible field to play on. it's a sponge field full of pockmarks. >> i have personally seen a girl that i'm coaching run across the field because she was late and break her ankle in a gopher hole. >> reporter: so the move is on
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to put artificial turf and lights out here. it's been on since 2006. soccer fans say there's no place in california maybe the country with so many soccer players and so few fields in san francisco. and this would go a long way to alleviate that. you get the turf, you put up lights, you can play up to 14 hours a day. >> so basically, going to have the equivalent of the mothership landing behind them. >> reporter: the opponents hate the lights as much as the turf, and bad decisions, they say, need checks and balances. >> san francisco built a lot of freeways that they regretted later on. there's a lot of political pressure for that. >> reporter: politics has failed them. the goal now, a court victory. the trial starts friday. mike sugerman, kpix 5. >> the case is based on the assertion that this particular turf made from ground-up tires could be the worst material possible to put in a sensitive area. well, this next story is creepy and kind of slimy. >> and kind of strange, too. 4-year-old paul franklin out of orange county returned from
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vacation with a snail living inside his knee. doctors think the boy fell on a nest every eggs while he was -- of eggs while he was camping and ended up with one embedded in his knee. >> it looked like a rock. it was a black thing and i put it on the paper towel and i'm like that's a weird looking rock. it has worls on it. i turn it over and it is a sea snail. >> it's so itchy. >> a little slimy, too. first doctors thought it was a staph infection. paul is fine and apparently so is the snail. they got it out. paul talked his mom into letting him keep it as a pet and named it turbo. >> he could have had named it knee. >> knee. >> right? >> turbo. >> new movie out right? coming up, a big blow to a san francisco icon. why the new exploratorium is cutting staff. >> reporter: and the on-again, off-again opening of the new span of the bay bridge is on. we'll tell you coming up what it is going to take to get this thing open in short order. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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the existing bridge is the one folks ought to be worrying about. >> we're just two weeks away from driving over the new span of the bay bridge. >> it's going to take some careful coordination of work on both ends of the new span. >> hundreds are dead and thousands more are injured in egypt. >> the "muslim brotherhood" is calling for a mass rally in egypt today. >> we notified the egyptian government that we are canceling our biannual joint military exercises. >> you could literally hear the music before you could see the party. >> a new crackdown on party houses near a bay area college. >> a horrible field to run on. >> a turf war, environmentalists versus sports fans clash over a soccer field at golden gate park. >> literally 10 to 12 seconds that building will be a pile of rubble. >> tomorrow the east bay landmark will be no more. fromsacross cross. -- from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning.
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good morning. it's friday, august 16. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. breaking news as you wake up in the bay area. "60 minutes" has learned that yankees alex rodriguez implicated fellow teammates in the major league baseball doping scandal. members of a-rod's inner circle obtained and leak documents to yahoo sports in february. it apparently implicated ryan braun and his own yankee teammate catcher francisco cervelli. a-rod's lawyer denied the allegation. rodriguez is allowed to play while appealing the 211-game suspension. i can only imagine the dugout and boos he has already got. >> crazy. >> not mr. congeniality. >> who is? >> lawrence karnow because

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